2023 marks the 63rd anniversary of Joseph Shabalala forming Ladysmith Black Mambazo. His group would not only conquer all of South Africa, but would become a worldwide phenomenon, winning more GRAMMY ...

The official unofficial national anthem of South Africa. Go to any sporting event or large gathering in South Africa and 'Sister Bethina is likely to be played - more than once. South Africans have ...

FARGO - Albert Mazibuko remembers the moment he knew his voice could make a difference. It was a Sunday morning in mid-October 1969 at home in South Africa. His cousin Joseph Shabalala had asked ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up This Saturday, South African singing ensemble Ladysmith Black ...

Benaroya Hall is a long way from the diamond mines of South Africa in the 19th century. Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the Grammy Award-winning, eight-member, all-male vocal group originally from Ladysmith, ...

February 4, 2012 A Grammy Award-winning group from South Africa with a worldwide following entertained fans in Chicago Friday night. Ladysmith Black Mambazo, which was founded in the 1960s, performed ...

In 1987, Ladysmith Black Mambazo released an album, Shaka Zulu, named after the 19th-century founder of the Zulu empire. The record was both the group's proper international debut (it was produced by ...

Tickets are now on sale for the Ladysmith Black Mambazo concert, "An Evening in Africa," set for March 8 at the Alberta Bair Theater. They are $25 and $33 for reserved seating and are available at the ...

Renowned South African choral and Zulu traditional music maestro Bhekizizwe Shabalala of Ladysmith Black Mambazo has died. According to the South Africa Times, Shabalala died at a Pretoria Hospital ...